REPORTED SPEECH- REVIEW

I. Choose the best answer among A, B,C or D

1. "Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?" he said to me.
A. He invited me to have lunch Wlth him on Sunday.
B. He offered me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
C. He suggested me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
D. He reminded me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
2. "Would you like a cigarette? said one of the guests.
A. One of the guests invited me a cigarette.
B. One of the guests would like to advise me a cigarette.
C. One of the guests warned me to use a cigarette.
D. One of the guests offered me a cigarette.
3. "Would you mind not smoking between courses?" said their hostess.
A. Their hostess asked if they’d mind not smoking between courses.
B. Their hostess asked them not to smoke between courses.
C. Their hostess advised them not smoking between courses.
D. A and B are correct.
4. "Take these leaers to the post, will you? And shut the door as you go out," said the boss.
A. The boss told her/him to take the leCers to the post and to shut the doot as he/she went out.
B. The boss told her/him take the letters to the post and shut the door as he/she went out.
C. The boss reminded her/him to take the letters to the post an:! s!lut th‹ door as he/she go out.
D. The boss asked her/him to take the leñers to the post and shuHing th‹ door as he/she went out.
5. "Will you help me, please?" she said. "I can't reach the top shelf."
A. She asked me help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
B. She asked me to help her as she can’t reach the top shelf.
C. She asked me to help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
D. She warned me to help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
6. "This is a horrible room. Why don't you ask for something bener?" he said.
A. He said it was a horrible room and reminded me to ask for something better.
B. He said it was a horrible room and advised me to ask for something better.
C. He said it was a horrible room and warned me to ask for something better.
D. He said it was a horrible room and invited me to ask for something better.
7. "lf I were you I'd try to get a room on the top floor," he said.
A. He advised me to tryt O get a room offthe top floor.
B. He advised me to try getting a room on the top floor.
C. He offered me to try to get a room on the top floor.
D. He suggested me to try to get a room on the top floor.
8. "I'll wait for you if you like," she said.
A. She offered to wait for me.
B. She said she’d wait for me if I liked.
C. She suggested she waited for me.
D. A and B are correct.
9. "Remember to switch off when you've finished," he said.
A. He reminded me to switch off when I’d finished.
B. He offered me to switch off when I’d finished.
C. He suggested me to switch off when I’d finished.
D. He reminded me to switch off when I’ve finished.
10. "You might check these figures for me," he said.
A. He asked me to check the figures for him.
B. He told me to check the figures for him.
 C. He offered me to check the figures for him.
D. A and B are correct.
11. "You'd better apologize for being late," said my mother.
A. My mother advised me to apologize for being late.
B. My mother suggested me to apologize for being late.
C. My mother suggested apologizing for being late.
D. My mother warned me to apologize for being late.
12. "Could you check the oil, please?" I asked the mechanic.
A. I invited the mechanic to check the oil.
B. I asked the mechanic to check the oil.
C. I reminded the mechanic to check the oil.
D. I warned the mechanic to check the oil.
13. "Answer this letter for me, will you?" he said. "And remember to keep a copy."
A. He warned me to answer the letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
B. He told me to answer the letter and suggested me to keep a copy.
C. He told me to answer the letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
D. He suggested answering the letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
14. "Why don't you go by train? It's much less tiring than driving," I said.
A. I advised him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
B. I suggested him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
C. I warned him to go by train as its was much less tiring thac driving.
D. I advised him going by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
15. Hotel notice: Will guests please not play radios loudly after midnight?”
A. The hotel notice asked guests not to play radios loudly añer midnight
B. The hotel notlce offered guests not to play radios loudly a9er midnight.
C. The hotel notice asked guests not play radlos loudly after midnight.
D. The hotel notice suggestedguests not to play radios loudly after midnight.
16. "Would you like to wait here?" said the receptionist, showing me into the waiting room.
A. The receptionist, showing me into the waiting room, asked me to wait.
B. The receptionist, showing me into the waiting room, advised me to wait.
C. The receptionist, showing me into the waiting room, suggested me to wait.
D. The receptionlst asked me to wait by showing me into the waiting room.
17. "You must see this exhibition!" said all my hiends.
A. All my friends suggested I had to see that exhibition.
B. All my friends strongly advised me to see that exhibition.
C. All my friends strongly warned me to see tflat exhibition.
D. All my friends strongly reminded me to see that exhibition.
18. "I should plant daffodils, if I were you," I said to them.
A. I advised them to plant daffodils.
B. I suggested them to plant daffodils.
C. I reminded them to plant daffodils.
D. I offered them to plant daffodils.
19. "If you'd just sign the back of the cheque," said the bank clerk.
A. The bank clerk advised me to sign the back of the cheque.
B. The bank clerk suggested to me by signlng the back of the cheque.
C. The bank clerk asked me to sign the back of the cheque.
D. The bank clerk offered me to sign the back of the cheque.
20. "I'd be very grateful if you'd forward my letters while I am away," he said.
A. He asked me to forward his letters while he was away.
B. He advised me to forward his letters while he was away.
 C. He reminded me to forward his letters while he was away.
D. He warned me to forward his letters while he was away.
II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D.
1. "Could you get there and back in one day?" I asked.
A. I asked if he could get there and back in one day.
B. I asked if he could have got there and back in one day.
C. I asked if he had been able to get there and back in one day.
D. I asked if he got there and back in one day.
2. "I can't open this tin," said Ann. — "Shall I do it for you?” said Tom
A. Ann said I couldn’t open the tin and Tom offered to do it for her.
B. Ann said she couldn’t open the tin and Tom suggested to do it for her.
C. Ann said she couldn’t open the tin and Tom offeredt o do it for her.
D. Ann said she couldn’t open the tin and Tom reminded to do it for her.
3. "Could you Sanslate this for me, please?" I asked the official.
A. I asked the offcial to translate it for me.
B. I asked the official translate it for me.
C. I asked the official translating it for me.
D. I asked the official he translated it for me.
4. "Shall we ever meet again?" he wondered.
A. He wondered if they ever met again.
B. He wondered if we should ever meet again.
C. He wondered if they would ever meet again.
D. He wondered if they will ever meet again.
5. "Will you be here tomorrow?" she asked. — "Yes," I answered.
A. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I would.
B. She asked if I will be there the next day and I said that I will.
C. She asked if you would be there the next day and I said that you would.
D. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I will.
6. "Could I lose five kilos in a week?" said the fat woman. "No," said the doctor.
A. The fat woman asked if she could have lost five kilos in a week and the doctor said she
couldn’t.
B. The fat woman asked if she could lose five kilos in a week and the doctor said she couldn’t.
C. The fat woman asked if she could lose five kilos in a week and the doctor said she could.
D. The fat woman asked if she could lose five kilos in a week and the doctor says she can’t.
7. "Will you have a drink?" he said.
A. He suggested me a drink.
B. He invited me a drink.
C. He offered me a drink.
D. He asked me a drink.
8. "Why don't you install gas central heating?" said the man.
A. The man urged us not to install gas central heating.
B. The man urged us to install gas central heating.
C. The man advised us not to install gas central heating.
D. The man suggested us to install gas central heating.
9. “Will you read this very carefully, please?" he said to me.
A. He asked me to read it carefully.
B. He asked me read it carefully.
C. He asked me reading it carefull
D. He asked to read it carefully.
l0. "Shall I tell him what happened?" she asked me.
 A. She asked me if she should tell him what has happened.
B. She asked me if she should tell him what had happened.
C. She asked me if she should tell me what had happened.
D. She asked me if she should tell him what happened.
11. "Have you got enough money? Shall I lend you some?" said my friend.
A. My friend asked if I had enough money and offered to lend me some.
B. My fiend asked if I had enough money and suggested to lend me some.
C. My friend asked if I had enough money and reminded to lend me some.
D. My friend asked ifI had enough money and invited to lend me some.
12. "I'm going to Brighton tomorrow," said Ann. "So am I," said Tom. "Would you like a lift?"
A. Ann said she was going to Brighton. Tom said he would too and offered her a lift.
B. Ann said she was going to Brighton. Tom said he was too and asked if she’d like a lift.
C. Ann said she was going to Brighton. Tom said he was too and offered her a lift.
D. B and C are correct.
13. "Can I have a sweet?" said the small boy.
A. The small boy asked for a sweet.
B. The small boy asked if he could have a sweet.
C. The small boy suggested having a sweet.
D. A and B are correct.
14. “Can we stay up till the end of the programme?" said the children.
A. The children asked if they could stay up till the end of the programme.
B. The children told if they could stay up till the end of the programme.
C. The children asked if they can stay up till the end of the programme.
D. The children asked if they should stay up till the end of the programme.
15. "Could I have the weekend off?" he asked his boss.
A. He asked his boss for the weekend.
B. He asked his boss if he could have the weekend.
C. He asked his boss about the weekend.
D. A and B are correct.
16. "Could I leave early on Friday?" he said.
A. He asked if he could leave on Friday.
B. He asked ifI could leave on Friday.
C. He asked if he could have left on Fridays
D. He asked if I could have left on Friday.
17. "Why don't you like pop music?" the teenagers asked him.
A. The teenagers asked why you didn’t like pop music.
B. The teenagers asked him why you didn’t like pop music.
C. The teenagers asked him why he didn’t like pop music.
D. The teenagers asked him why he doesn’t like pop music.
18. "Why don't you take up the oboe again?" said my friends.
A. My friends advised me to take up the oboe again.
B. hIy friends reminded me to take up the oboe again.
C. My friends warned me to take up the oboe again.
D. My friends asked me to take up the oboe again.
19. "Can you use a word processor?" he asked. — "No," I said.
A. He asked if he could use a word processor and I said I couldn’t.
B. He asked if I could use a word processor and I said I couldn’t.
C. He asked ifl could use a word processor and I said I didn’t.
D. He asked if he could use a word processor and I said I didn’t.
20. "What shall I do if the car won’t start?" I said.
A. I asked what I should do if the car wouldn’t start.
B. I asked what should I do if the car wouldn’t start.
C. I asked what I should do if the car won’t start.
D. I asked what I’ll do if the car won’t start.